Is Nick To Blame For Gatsby's Death
“It takes two to make an accident. Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself” (Fitzgerald, 58). An accident is an unfortunate event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally. Was Gatsby’s death an accident or was their someone to blame? The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a book about love, dreams, and wealth. Nick Carraway, the story-teller, is the one to blame for Gatsby’s death. Nick is surrounded by everyone’s secrets and never speaks of them, this is one reason why nick lead Gatsby to his death. Gatsby and Daisy came across each other again because Nick invited them over at the same place, same time therefore Nick is blamable for the affair they had. After Gatsby had got into a tragic accident, Nick had left Gatsby
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“Moved by an irresistible impulse, Gatsby turned to Tom who has accepted the introduction as a stranger”, observes Nick (Fitzgerald, 109). Tom thinks it would be a clever idea for everyone to go downtown to a hotel room. This is where the trouble began, and all Nick does is watch. “To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing- my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the phone”, Nick says. (Fitzgerald, 16). At the hotel room there comes to be a dispute between Tom and Gatsby over Daisy. Nick, who never follows his instincts in a tough situation, just watched everyone argue and never says anything to help the situation. If Nick had stepped in to help clear the air, it could have been that Gatsby lives.
By the time Nick is ready to help Gatsby he is already gone. “I tried to think about Gatsby than for a moment but he was already too far away…” (Fitzgerald, 186). How could Nick help Gatsby? Nick knows the truth of the incident that had happened that night, but never speaks up. After Gatsby’s death Nick watches everything that Gatsby has built die with him. Nick is responsible for Gatsby’s death by never speaking up and telling the truth. “I love to see you at my table, Nick. You remind me of a --- of a rose… This was untrue. I am not even faintly like a rose” (Fitzgerald,
“Moved by an irresistible impulse, Gatsby turned to Tom who has accepted the introduction as a stranger”, observes Nick (Fitzgerald, 109). Tom thinks it would be a clever idea for everyone to go downtown to a hotel room. This is where the trouble began, and all Nick does is watch. “To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing- my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the phone”, Nick says. (Fitzgerald, 16). At the hotel room there comes to be a dispute between Tom and Gatsby over Daisy. Nick, who never follows his instincts in a tough situation, just watched everyone argue and never says anything to help the situation. If Nick had stepped in to help clear the air, it could have been that Gatsby lives.
By the time Nick is ready to help Gatsby he is already gone. “I tried to think about Gatsby than for a moment but he was already too far away…” (Fitzgerald, 186). How could Nick help Gatsby? Nick knows the truth of the incident that had happened that night, but never speaks up. After Gatsby’s death Nick watches everything that Gatsby has built die with him. Nick is responsible for Gatsby’s death by never speaking up and telling the truth. “I love to see you at my table, Nick. You remind me of a --- of a rose… This was untrue. I am not even faintly like a rose” (Fitzgerald,